Josh Cook (rugby league)
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| Full name | Joshua Cook | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 April 1999 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Cook (born 28 April 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Ireland.
Background and playing career[edit]
From the Sydney suburb of La Perouse, Cook represented New South Wales in the under 16s and the New South Wales Indigenous under 16s teams in 2015.[1]
North Sydney Bears[edit]
In 2018 he played for the North Sydney Bears in the Canterbury Cup, making 2 appearances for the season. Cook then signed with South Sydney, where he would score a try in 5 appearances for the 2019 Canterbury Cup season. In 2020, he only made one appearance for the season (round 1 against the Newtown Jets) before the rest of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. In 2021, he scored a try against the Penrith Panthers (NSW Cup) in round 1.[2] He played in 8 games until the conclusion of round 15 which marked the time the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the outbreak of Coronavirus in New South Wales.[citation needed]
He did not play a game for the South Sydney club in 2021 and has yet to play an NRL game, due to troubles with a shoulder injury, alongside COVID-19 restrictions.[3]
Canterbury–Bankstown Bulldogs[edit]
In September 2021, following the expiration of his two-year deal with South Sydney, Cook signed a two-year deal with the Canterbury–Bankstown Bulldogs. The second year was a club option.[4] Cook is of Irish descent. Cook is also Indigenous, part of the Bidjigal and Yuin clans. [5][6]
In October 2022 Cook was released from the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs following a decision by the club to not take up the second year option in the contract, after failing to crack into the Bulldogs NRL team.
Ireland[edit]
He made his international debut on 16 October 2022 against Jamaica.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rabbitohs extend contract of Josh Cook for the next two seasons". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Panthers v Rabbitohs". New South Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Joshua Cook". South Sydney Rabbitohs. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Bulldogs sign hooker Josh Cook for the next two years". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Indigenous map showcases NRL, NRLW players' heritage". 3 August 2020.
- ^ Walter, Brad (23 March 2022). "League of nations:Stars representing 40 countries". NRL.com.
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